Best chips for shuffling? (1 Viewer)

[SoCalDan]

What are the smoothest, softest, quickest, "like butter" chips for shuffling?

I saw a YouTube video of Bud Jones, V6, and they kind stuck to each other, totally turned me off.

Thanks.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

You get any chips and shuffle them enough, theyll be smooth as the edges wear down.

 

[allforcharity]

Lightly to medium used Paulsons are what you're looking for.



High end plastic and ceramic chips without beveled edges don't wear down as quic/easily and so can take a long time to get to a comfortable, shuffleable stae.



Mint Paulsons and other clays like CPC can take some breaking in, but will do so relatively quickly if you're shuffling constantly.

 

[Colquhoun]

Some Paulson THCs with rounded edges, even bike tires are great. I've also heard TRK are amazing.

 

[SoCalDan]

Thanks, I'll be back, going down the TRK rabbithole

 

[jr8719]

Thanks, I'll be back, going down the TRK rabbithole

Be careful; it's a beautiful but expensive rabbit hole to explore...

 

[SoCalDan]

My new budget is up, let's see ....I gotta figure how to post Gif here, lol

 

[Okku]

"Thank you for calling TR King Co. My name is Oscar, how can I help you? Were you interested in ordering hot stamp or inlay chips, leaded or not leaded? I can help you in all kinds of ways. Let me know and I'll hook you up with some goodies. "

TRKs are amazing chips, but they can get expensive... if you do go down that road good luck! I fell in love with them from the get go and have never turned back. Rarely buy anything but TRKs now a days.

 

[upNdown]

even bike tires are great

I’m gonna disagree with this part. I’ve had a real hard time shuffling bike tires. Honestly I do better with mint Paulsons, which are pretty hard too. But I’m not a great shuffler. Which brings me to the real point - I think it’s more about technique than material. I’ve seen some pros grab a short stack and shuffle it perfectly into the top of a tall stack with all different material and condition chips. I don’t believe i could do that trick with any kind of chip.

 

[Colquhoun]

I’m gonna disagree with this part. I’ve had a real hard time shuffling bike tires. Honestly I do better with mint Paulsons, which are pretty hard too. But I’m not a great shuffler. Which brings me to the real point - I think it’s more about technique than material. I’ve seen some pros grab a short stack and shuffle it perfectly into the top of a tall stack with all different material and condition chips. I don’t believe i could do that trick with any kind of chip.

Maybe it's the inlay too. I've got a stack of very well-worn '98 Bellagios that I shuffle all the time, and they're the easiest of the chips I have. It could also be the very soft dark blue clay or the larger inlay...

 

[DMack]

Maybe it's the inlay too. I've got a stack of very well-worn '98 Bellagios that I shuffle all the time, and they're the easiest of the chips I have. It could also be the very soft dark blue clay or the larger inlay...

Totally agree with this. Larger inlays always shuffle much easier.

 

[upNdown]

Maybe it's the inlay too. I've got a stack of very well-worn '98 Bellagios that I shuffle all the time, and they're the easiest of the chips I have. It could also be the very soft dark blue clay or the larger inlay...

I’ve always thought giant inlay chips were easier to shuffle than standard ones. But I’ve been told by far more experienced chippers that it isn’t true. Shrug?

 

[Okku]

I can say that I've had a hard time shuffling bike tires too. I think the best chips to shuffle are mint/ever so slightly used chips or how would I say just slightly used in general. Sure chips that are "worn in" are nice, but sometimes they can slide, but that could ultimately be up to the inlay style too. Tons of little things to consider from different chip types.

 

[Silver_Fiend]

I love my well-worn, THC hotstamp shuffle stack. So smooth. None of them are going to shuffle well until you learn the technique though. Make sure you practice on a cushioned, flat surface, just like a poker table. Its MUCH harder if you try to do on a hard solid table. Start with 4 chips, then add 2 more as you get good with 4, then another 2, then another 2.

 

[fishsaybloop]

Leaded THCs and TRKs are the closest I’ve found to that buttery feel. I remember my first time shuffling a barrel of slightly used LCO.

 

[72o]

Yeah old, leaded, used Paulsons have the best feel and coincidently are the best to shuffle imho.

But of all the different types of chips that I’ve ever shuffled, nothing is easier and more fun to shuffle than oversized (43mm?) Sunfly hybrids like the Burro’s Horseshoe chips. They just fall together with ease.

 

[FDLmold]

Heavy TRK scrowns.

 

[Nanook]

Any compression mold chips that have some use, (but not bike tires) shuffle really well. Paulson, CPC, TR King, BCC whatever they all shuffle really well once they have a little use. When they are brand new the edges are really sharp and don't shuffle worth a shit, but that goes away and soon then they are fantastjc!

 

[SoCalDan]

"Thank you for calling TR King Co. My name is Oscar, how can I help you? Were you interested in ordering hot stamp or inlay chips, leaded or not leaded? I can help you in all kinds of ways. Let me know and I'll hook you up with some goodies. "

TRKs are amazing chips, but they can get expensive... if you do go down that road good luck! I fell in love with them from the get go and have never turned back. Rarely buy anything but TRKs now a days.

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[Josh Kifer]

I’m gonna disagree with this part. I’ve had a real hard time shuffling bike tires. Honestly I do better with mint Paulsons, which are pretty hard too. But I’m not a great shuffler. Which brings me to the real point - I think it’s more about technique than material. I’ve seen some pros grab a short stack and shuffle it perfectly into the top of a tall stack with all different material and condition chips. I don’t believe i could do that trick with any kind of chip.

I love shuffling bike tires, but I'd agree with most of this. When you get good at it, you can shuffle anything.

Leaded THCs with a hint of wear are the best imo. ASM MD50s with alot of games are the best outside of that.

 

[Laker285]

Over the past few years I have obtained quite the collection of samples and so far the SunFly PolyClay and PolyInno chips are hands down some of the best shuffling chips. Super smooth straight out of the box.

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

 

[springbox]

Really no way to tell what will feel the best to you, short of sample sets. And if the sample are a bit too 'new' they may not feel right (in my limited experience, very fresh clay feels a bit stiff until the edges slightly wear). I also find stacks of 10 the minimum I can get a comfortable feel for. So I would recommend getting sample sets of at least 10 chips of some different kinds and see how they feel.

I mean, you can skips sluggos and anything else heavy, I actually don't hate shuffling them, but the added weight obviously makes them feel slower to shuffle.

 

[Eriks]

BCC cigar & snifter mold chips, broken in

 

[LeLe]

The answer is Dice Chip but they are ugly

 

[BearMetal]

Leaded THCs and TRKs are the closest I’ve found to that buttery feel. I remember my first time shuffling a barrel of slightly used LCO.

Agreed; my VG+ condition Outpost $5s are leaded THC's and they are the most buttery out of my 15000+ chips.

But as I recently came to find out, although Paulsons succumb to color trasfer (especially on shuffle stacks), CPCs do not. So, if preserving the chip color is something important, then maybe lightly worn CPCs.

 

[fishsaybloop]

Agreed; my VG+ condition Outpost $5s are leaded THC's and they are the most buttery out of my 15000+ chips.

But as I recently came to find out, although Paulsons succumb to color trasfer (especially on shuffle stacks), CPCs do not. So, if preserving the chip color is something important, then maybe lightly worn CPCs.

My CPC shuffle stack sample does not align with that observation but happy to be corrected

 

[BearMetal]

My CPC shuffle stack sample does not align with that observation but happy to be corrected

Oh really! So, I had a THC shuffle stack that was showing color transfer after a few days ... DAYS ...

I switched over to my CPCs and was shuffling a burple base with a bright white edge spot (albeit a single spot) and have had no issues - spots are still bright as the sun. And this was months ago.

 

[upNdown]

Oh really! So, I had a THC shuffle stack that was showing color transfer after a few days ... DAYS ...

Obviously some color combinations show color transfer worse than others, but I’m curious - have you seen it in leaded Paulsons? I’ve only seen it in unleaded Paulsons, but this is not based on any useful amount of data.

 

[fishsaybloop]

I recall someone mentioning that for CPC sample chips there’s color transfer, but not for the actual CPCs. My memory fails me or maybe I should wash my hands.